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THE  MEKRYLINKS 

ox  ILLUSTRATED 

AUCE  BROWN  ITUISE  CLARKE 


M^CLUKE  - PHILLIPS  & 

NEW  YORK  - 1903 


Copyright,  ipoj,  by 
THE  CENTURY  COMPANY 

Copyright,  igoj,  by 
McCLURE,  PHILLIPS  CO. 


Published,  1903,  N 


Preface 

IT  is  well  known  that  all  animals  live  Somewhere;  but  it  is  equally  true  that 
some  animals  live  Nowhere.  The  latter  are  called  Merrylinks.  They  are 
easily  recognized  when  once  met  (and  nobody  can  depend  upon  meeting 
them  twice),  although  they  are  entirely  unlike  anything  else,  even  them- 
selves. They  are  not  mentioned  in  natural  history  books,  where  old-fashioned 
animals  are  described;  and  this  is  the  first  time  that  they  have  had  a book  of  their 
own.  They  are  really  animals  of  the  future,  and  may,  for  the  moment,  be  looked 
upon  with  distrust  by  people  who  like  old  ways  of  doing  things.  But  as  time 
goes  on,  it  is  probable  that  the  animals  we  have  known  will  be  packed  away  in 
the  attic  with  tin  kitchens,  warming  pans,  and  spinning  wheels,  and  that  the  Merry- 
links  will  slowly  but  firmly  take  their  places.  The  world  does  move.  We  cannot 
block  the  wheels  of  progress.  Therefore  the  sooner  we  accustom  ourselves  to  the 
forms  and  habits  of  the  Merrylinks,  the  better. 


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It  is  very  hard  to  obtain  drawings  of  these  creatures  because,  as  yet,  no  one  has 
ever  seen  them.  On  the  other  hand,  it  is  quite  easy  to  study  their  habits,  which 
more  or  less  resemble  those  of  old-fashioned  animals.  Take,  for  example,  the  Squir- 
relephant.  He  has  the  sagacity  of  the  elephant,  with  the  nimbleness  and  tail  of  the 
squi^^el.  He  can  do  a great  amount  of  work  in  bridge-building,  circus-loafing,  and 
tricks;  yet  he  feeds  upon  nuts,  and  insists,  with  unerring  instinct,  upon  spending  the 
winter  in  a hollow  tree.  No  tree  is  big  enough,  and  consequently  he  wastes  at  least 
three  months  of  the  year  in  search  of  one.  He  is,  therefore,  little  good  as  his  migra- 
tion does  him,  to  be  classed  among  the  migratory  animals. 

The  Mosquitoriole  is  endowed  with  the  vices  and  virtues  of  both  the  mosquito 
and  the  oriole,  combined  in  a manner  which  is  entirely  satisfactory  to  himself. 
From  his  mosquito  ancestry  he  has  inherited  the  taste  for  blood,  and  from  the  oriole 
the  power  of  song.  Thus,  when  he  flies  abroad  in  quest  of  prey,  he  does  not,  in 
spite  of  himself,  warn  the  victim  by  a maddening  hum;  but  he  bursts  into  a liquid 
melody,  which  holds  the  ear  entranced  until  he  is  ready  to  feed. 

It  is  truly  interesting  to  note,  in  many  cases,  the  superiority  of  the  Merrylinks 


to  the  animals  of  the  past.  The  Jaguarmadillo  is  more  perfectly  fitted  for  warfare 
than  either  the  jaguar  or  the  armadillo,  as  we  used  to  see  them  in  our  geography 
books.  From  the  jaguar  he  has  inherited  the  desire  to  fight,  and  from  the  armadillo 
a serviceable  coat  of  mail.  He  may  be  called  the  iron-clad  of  the  feline  race.  Note, 
also,  the  practical  use  of  the  shell  in  the  Armadillopossum.  Here,  we  migh  say, 
ploughshares  have  been  beaten  into  pruning  hooks,  and  the  horny  covering  which, 
in  one  type,  serves  for  defence,  in  another  becomes  the  cradle  of  innocent  offspring. 
Truly,  the  works  of  nature  are  amazing  in  their  richness  and  variety!  Thus  certain 
of  the  Merrylinks  are  endowed  with  habits  which  are  not  only  beneficial  to  them- 
selves but,  in  a few  cases,  to  mankind.  An  instance  which  falls  under  the  latter 
head  is  that  of  the  Buffaloyster.  He  has  all  the  succulence  of  the  oyster  with  the  buf- 
falo’s fancy  for  stampeding  in  herds.  This  makes  him  practically  easy  to  hunt;  for  a 
little  skill  on  the  part  of  his  captors  will  induce  him  to  stampede  directly  toward  the 
chafing-dish.  Once  there,  the  mildness  of  the  oyster  renders  him  quite  obedient  to 
the  will  of  others.  As  a buffalo,  he  has  sought  out  a stamping  ground  from  which,' 

as  an  oyster,  he  cannot  return. 

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But  well  equipped  as  are  the  Merrylinks  to  combat  all  known  conditions,  it 
sometimes  happens  that  the  two  distinctive  sides  of  the  animal  may  conflict,  instead 
of  working  together  for  his  good. 

A case  of  this  kind  is  the  Parrotter,  who  frequently  passes  months  without  food, 
because  his  mind  is  so  divided  between  a longing  for  fish  and  for  crackers.  Some- 
times it  does  happen  that  he  comes  upon  both  edibles  combined  in  a chowder; 
then  he  gorges  himself  like  the  boa-constrictor  (^this  must  not  be  confused  with  the 
Jerboaconstrictor,  which  is  of  so  timid  a disposition  that  it  has  to  be  urged  to  eat 
enough  to  support  life,  and  is,  moreover,  strictly  vegetarian).  Naturalists  (in  this 
case  unnaturalists)  have  made  careful  experiments  with  the  Parrotter,  for  the  purpose 
of  noting  how  long  he  will  refrain  from  food  if  the  two  articles  of  his  diet  are  not 
combined.  (An  account  of  this  may  be  found  in  the  Animallegories  of  Professor 
Longilatido,  Volume  XL,  page  g.)  The  result  is  truly  interesting  and  instructive. 
He  will  turn  from  cracker  to  fish  with  a regular  oscillation  like  that  of  a pendu- 
lum, at  a rate  higher  than  the  quiver  of  the  mosquito’s  wing,  until  he  becomes  ex- 
hausted and  falls  into  a state  of  coma.  The  note  of  the  Parrotter  is  significant  in 


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this  connection.  He  begins,  ‘‘Polly  wants  — ” is  apparently  overpowered  by  the 
sense  that  he  does  not  know  what  Polly  wants,  and  helplessly  subsides  into  silence. 
He  has  the  parrot’s  habit  of  biting  the  fingers  of  inquiring  persons,  and  of  hanging 
head  downward  in  moments  of  abstraction;  but  his  fondness  for  fish  drives  him  to 
the  water,  by  which  he  is  terrified  because,  as  a parrot,  he  is  accustomed  only  to 
seeing  it  in  a cage.  The  Viperch,  also,  is  merely  hampered  by  his  equipment;  for 
he  is  compelled  to  swim  about  dragging  a savage  tail  many  times  his  own  length, 
which  cannot  possibly  do  him  any  good,  save,  perhaps,  in  developing  his  muscle  and 
the  virtue  of  patience. 

Other  of  the  Merrylinks  are  handicapped  by  being  half  fabulous  and  therefore 
wholly  distracted.  Of  these,  the  Gnunicorn  is  one.  This  animal  has  a sort  of  intel- 
ligence which  enables  him  to  understand  that  he  is  only  partially  real,  though  his 
two  natures  are  as  mixed  as  his  horns.  It  is  true  that  the  fabulous  part  is  more  or 
less  ornamental,  but  it  is  doubtful  whether  he  has  an  eye  for  that.  It  is  merely  ex- 
ceedingly-embarrassing to  him  not  to  be  all  there.  The  Amoebasilisk  is  in  the 

same  plight.  The  basilisk  side  being  entirely  fabulous,  and  the  amoeba  quite  in- 

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visible,  it  leads  a precarious  life,  feeding  on  mythology  books  and  sleeping  in  a 
primordial  cell.  It  has  been  impossible  to  obtain  a specimen  for  these  pages, 
which  aim  only  at  an  exact  presentation  of  the  most  distinctive  types. 

One  step  removed  from  the  animals  with  a fabulous  strain  are  those  which, 
like  the  Dodocelot,  are  partly  extinct.  This  one  circumstance  makes  them  exceed- 
ingly difficult  to  classify;  for,  though  the  dodo  side  may  be  as  real  as  the  ocelot,  it  is 
not  there,  and  nobody  need  pretend  it  is.  So  also  with  the  Alligatornithorhyncus 
and  the  Mastodonkey ; one  part  of  them  may  be  animated  to  a fault  while  the 
other,  though  equally  important,  is  forever  missing.  These  animals  have  usually 
been  referred  to  as  Animalternatives,  although  that  is  a somewhat  loose  classifica- 
tion of  no  real  value  at  the  present  day. 

In  studying  the  Merrylinks  we  must  not  be  discouraged  by  the  fact  that  certain 
individuals  resemble  each  other  to  a confusing  degree.  At  first,  there  may  seem 
to  be  as  wide  a difference  between  them  as  that  which  has  always  existed  between 
chalk  and  cheese;  but  on  second  thought  we  discover  that  the  dissimilarity  is  as  un- 
important as  that  between  English  cheese  and  American.  Indeed  we  shall  always 
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find  some  important  difference  which  makes  all  the  difference  in  the  world.  The 
Swallowl  and  Sparrowl  are  more  or  less  alike,  to  the  untrained  eye;  but  the  wing 
power  of  the  former  is  infinitely  superior  to  that  of  the  latter.  The  Squirrelk  and 
Squirrelephant  have  more  or  less  in  common;  but  the  former  is  gamesome  in  his 
habits,  while  the  latter  is  timid  and  given  to  reflection.  The  Argonautilus  and 
Cougargonaut  are  full  of  likenesses  and  differences;  and  though  the  Toucantelope, 
Pelicantelope,  and  Ptarmigantelope  are  all  indebted  to  their  antelope  blood  for 
swiftness  and  a practical  tendency  to  scour  the  plain,  their  bird  habits  are,  in  each 
case,  distinctive. 

In  conclusion,  let  it  be  said  that  the  study  of  the  Merrylinks  opens  a wide  field 
hitherto  untrodden.  The  opportunities  they  offer  are  inexhaustible,  both  for  com- 
parison among  themselves  and  with  the  animals  we  have  hitherto  known.  There  is 
no  end  to  the  possibilities  they  offer.  Advanced  students  have  even  found  Merry- 
links  among  the  human  race;  and  it  was  the  great  Professor  Longilatido  who,  one 
morning,  in  shaving,  noticed  the  startling  combination  of  his  own  oval  head  and 

gaunt,  stoop-shouldered  frame.  ‘‘I  look,”  said  he,  “like  a Camelon.” 

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A fresh  line  of  thought  had  been  opened  to  him.  Henceforth  life  would  be  a 
richer  and  a nobler  thing. 

From  the  study  of  known  Merrylinks,  the  student  may  proceed  to  the  dis- 
covery of  new  individuals,  and  thus  enrich  our  libraries  and  museums  to  an  extent 
hardly  to  be  imagined.  We  are  now  on  the  threshold.  Let  us  not  pause  there, 
but  proceed  with  a firm  step  and  undaunted  heart. 


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The  Camelephant 

A Camelephant  race  in  the  land  of  the  Sphinx  ! 
The  Camelephants  bent  on  the  highest  of  jinks ! 
The  hurdles  you  see  are  the  Pyramids  three, 

And  the  Sun  is  the  Umpire — at  least  so  he  thinks. 


The  Camelephant 


The  Buffaloyster 

When  the  chafing-dish  flames  and  ’tis  merry  in  hall, 
The  Bulfialoyster  bellows,  “ Come  one.and  come  all! 
For  it’s  cosy  in  here,  with  the  butter  and  beer; 

You  will  find  a warm  wetness,  whatever  befall.” 


The  Buffaloyster 


The  Kmunicorn 


Not  even  a Scotsman  or  Briton,  true  born, 

Is  wedded  to  sport  like  the  Emunicorn. 

He  lives  on  the  Links,  and  complacently  thinks 
He’s  a dabster  at  making  a drive  with  his  horn. 


The  Emunicorn 


T/ie  Zebraccoon 


At  a Zebraccoon  picnic  these  two  slipped  away 
From  the  forfeits  and  fun,  from  the  laughter  and  pi 
To  sit  side  by  side,  like  a bridegroom  and  bride. 
To  dream  of  their  nuptials  and  fix  on  the  day. 


T/ie  Zebraccoon 


The  Toucantelope 

The  Toucantelope  feeds  on  the  Pteracle  Tree 
Which  no  one,  as  yet,  has  been  able  to  see. 

It  has  neither  fruit,  nor  leaf,  trunk  or  root; 
Yet  it  suits  the  Toucantelope  to  a degree. 


^ «■ 


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T/ie  Toucantelope 


T/ie  Alligatornithorhynchus 

M rs.  Alligatornithorhynchus  appears 

To  find  her  three  sons  very  much  by  the  ears. 

Two,  sturdy  and  stout,  are  bound  to  crowd  out 
The  third  from  the  dough-dish,  in  spite  of  his  tears. 


'The  Alligatornithorhvnchus 


The  Mosquitoriole 

Two  mad  Mosquitorioles,  muddled  with  drink, 
Rolled  under  the  roofs  of  two  toadstools,  to  think. 
Quoth  one,  “Bring  me  blood!  a beaker  I a flood! 

I could  quaff  down  a quart  in  the  space  of  a wink.’* 


The  Mosquitoriole 


T/ie  Chinchillaiiia 


This  meek  Chinchillama  does  think  it’s  enough 
To  weaken  the  strongest,  to  meet  with  a muff 
Of  chinchilla  skin  spread  out  very  thin, 

With  slashings  and  stitchings  right  under  the  fluli. 


T/ie  ChincJiillama 


The  Kangarooster 

A gay  Kangarooster  rose  up  with  the  sun, 
And  flew  to  the  steeple,  where  day  is  begun. 
He  said,  ‘‘  I’m  not  vain,  as  I rise  to  explain; 
I’m  only  a bit  weather-cocky  for  fun.” 


The  Kangarooster 


The  Armadillopossutn 

M rs.  Armadillopossum ! her  shawl  is  a shell; 
And,  tidily  turned,  it’s  a cradle,  as  well. 

She  rocks  to  and  fro,  now  fast  and  now  slow. 
And  croons  to  her  children  a magical  spell. 


The  Armadillopossum 


The  Iguanodonkey 

The  Iguanodonkey  is  known  by  his  smile, 

Which  is  frequently  seen  for  an  eighth  of  a mile. 
He  removes  it  at  night,  and  screws  it  on  tight 
In  the  morning,  without  a suggestion  of  guile. 


Iguanodonkey 


The  Finchworm 


The  great  Doctor  Finchworm  is  firm  as  a mule 
With  pellet  and  powder  and  dram  and  capsule. 
“Come!  come!  take  your  choice,”  roars  his  bluster- 
ing voice, 

“Between  dying  by  inches  or  living  by  rule!” 


The  Finchworm 


The  Squirrelephant 

A Squirrelephant,  suddenly  faced  by  a bee, 

Cried,  <<  Blood  of  my  whiskers!  but  what  do  I see  ? 
Shall  I shyly  await  the  Thing  they  call  Fate  ? 

Or  shall  I climb  up  in  this  Derby-Hat  Tree?  ” 


The  Squirr elephant 


The  yerboaconstrictor 

The  Jerboaconstrictor,  when  crouched  for  a spring, 
Is  a sorely  bewildered,  bewildering  thing. 

He  uses  his  legs  like  incompetent  pegs, 

And  tangles  his  tail  like  a vortex  of  string. 


T/ie  'Jerboaconstrictor 


The  Bra?7teater 


This  beautiful  Branteater,  shaped  like  a dish. 

Is  scarcely  as  safe  as  the  prudent  could  wish. 

For  the  greedy  inquire,  as  he  stands  by  the  hre, 

“ Let  me  see  what’s  inside  ! Is  it  oysters  or  bsh  ?” 


'17ie  Branteater 


The  Rhinoscerostrich 


The  Rhinoscerostrich  can  scarce  understand 
How  to  furnish  the  proper  device  on  demand. 
Says  she,  ‘‘Gracious  me!  I’m  blest  if  I see 
How  to  cover  a head  of  this  size  in  the  sand.” 


T/ie  Rhinoscerostrich 


The  Penguineapig 

When  Mrs.  Penguineapig  goes  for  the  air, 

She  takes  her  young  daughters,  a duplicate  pair. 
With  calmness  of  nerve,  they  always  preserve 
A deportment  to  make  all  the  other  pigs  stare. 


The  Rlephanteater 

An  Elephanteater,  in  search  of  his  prey, 

Found  two  maiden  aunts  very  much  in  his  way. 
When  they  took  to  their  heels,  with  a series  of  squeals 
He  remarked,  ‘‘I’m  especially  hungry  to-day!” 


T/ie  Rlephanteater 


T/ie  Hippopotamustang 

M iss  Hippopotamustang  grows  sheepishly  shy 
When  her  lover  looks  tomes  from  the  tail  of  his  eye. 
But  meanwhile,  to  her  it  does  just  occur: 

If  he’d  like  to  salute  me,  he  surely  might  try.” 


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■'V's 


T/^e  Hippopotamusta?ig 


The  Cobraccoon 


This  mild  Cobraccoon,  with  the  greatest  surprise 
Finds  his  windpipe  increased  to  a horrible  size. 

I really  must  go  to  a doctor,  you  know. 

And  attempt  to  reduce  it ! ” he  piercingly  cries. 


The  Cohraccoon 


T/ie  Mastodon  key 

This  fat  Mastodonkey  is  fond  of  his  joke, 

And  when  he’s  eyed  over  by  curious  folk, 

He  takes  up  his  pipe,  if  the  moment  is  ripe. 

And  solemnly  blows  for  them  bubbles  of  smoke. 


T/ie  Mastodonkey 


The  Lobsterrier 


Some  day  on  the  beach,  if  you  pay  in  a dime, 
You  may  see  a Lobsterrier  race  against  time. 
The  judges  sit  by  with  a critical  eye — 

And  a confidence  verging  upon  the  sublime. 


T/ie  Liobsterrier 


The  Ichneumongoose 

The  earliest  bird  never  rises  too  soon 
To  see  an  Ichneumongoose  jump  over  the 
It  may  be  too  late,  by  some  antic  of  fate, 
But  the  likeliest  time  is  the  stroke  of  high 


mooUe 


noon. 


Ichneumongoose 


The  Alligatortoise 

The  Alligatortoise  goes  yawning  about. 

He  is  very  much  bored,  there’s  no  manner  of  doubt. 
But  still,  do  you  see,  it  may  very  well  be 
Something  might  wander  in  that  might  not  wander 


The  Alligatortoise 


The  yaguarmadillo 

Two  yaguarmadillos,  renowned  in  debate, 

Came  out  to  talk  over  some  questions  of  state. 
Said  each,  My  dear  sir,  now  would  you  prefer 
To  be  torn  into  tatters  at  once,  or  to  wait?” 


The  yaguarmadillo 


The  Cormoranteater 


This  Cormoranteater  in  search  of  a site 
For  a country  estate,  is  quite  lost  in  delight. 
With  a fish-pond  in  view  and  an  ant-hill  or  two 
The  prospect  of  food  grows  amazingly  bright. 


The  Cormorant  eater 


The  Pelicanaconda 


Young  Pelicanaconda  is  up  for  exam. 

He  has  done  his  poor  best  both  with  ponies  and  cram 
But  in  face  of  the  foe,  he  can  scarce  fail  to  know 
H is  cockered-up  learning  is  naught  but  a sham. 


The  Pelicanaconda 


The  Cougar gonaut 

The  Cougargonaut  never  was  meant  for  a fool, 
For  nothing  delights  him  so  much  as  a school. 
What  most  meets  his  wish  is  a school  of  plump 
And  the  way  he  absorbs  them  is  frigidly  cool. 


The  Cougar gonaut 


'1  Vie  C aribou2iel 


Th  ese  proud  Caribouzels  are  marching  to  town 
To  select  for  the  lady  a love  of  a gown. 

A smart  feather  suit,  and  a bonnet  to  boot, 

Of  a yellowy-pink  or  a crimsony-brown. 


The  Caribouzel 


The  Gnunicorn 


This  is  the  Gnunicorn,  taking  a swim 
Of  seventy  miles,  which  are  nothing  to  him. 

He  could  quite  as  well  do  seven  thousand  and  two. 
And  trot  home  to  dinner  in  excellent  trim. 


T/ie  Gnunicorn 


The  Rabbittern 


This  greedy  Rabbittern  has  one  burning  wish  : 

To  sup  with  the  firm  known  as  Cabbage  and  Fish. 
Informally,  too.  He  could  quite  make  them  do 
As  a succulent  salad  combined  in  a dish. 


The  Rabbittern 


T/ie  Peacockatoo 


This  wondrous  Peacockatoo,  shaped  like  a screen, 
And  viewing  himself  with  magnificent  mien. 
Considers  his  glass — a small  one,  alas! — 

On  reflection,  the  finest  he  ever  has  seen. 


T/ie  Peacockatoo 


T/ie  Pujfinchworm 

These  happy  Puffinchworms,  now  standing  on  edge 
And  cooling  their  heels  in  a forest  of  sedge, 

Are  chiefly  concerned,  if  the  truth  must  be  learned. 
In  exchanging  avowals,  with  pledge  upon  pledge. 


The  Pujinchworm 


The  Minfiowl 


As  everyone  knows,  the  deep-sea  Minnowl 
If  less  than  a fish,  is  far  more  than  a fowl. 
When  two  of  them  meet,  too  late  to  retreat 
They  grimly  inquire  : Is  this  a Minnowl  ? ’ 


The  Minnow/ 


The  Bumblebeetle 


When  young  Bumblebeetle  came  trembling  to  woo 
Said  Mrs.  B.  Beetle  : — “ Now  pray  who  are  you  ? 
My  child’s  precious  hand,  do  I understand  ? 

Let  me  eye  the  chap  over!  Well,  maybe  you’ll  do! 


The  Bumblebeetle 


The  Par  rot  ter 


The  Parrotter  can  never  hold  fish  in  his  beak 
Because,  as  a Parrot,  he’s  dying  to  speak. 

So  he  drops  it  to  talk,  and  then  hungrily  squawk, 
“ I’ve  not  had  a meal  for  an  eighth  of  a week!  ” 


The  Parrotter 


The  Dodocelot 


The  Dodocelot,  bent  upon  making  a call, 

Found  the  doorway  seemed  somehow  remarkably  small. 
“ You’re  too  big  for  my  house!  ” called  Mrs.  Dormouse. 
But  he  mildly  implored:  ‘‘  Let  me  wait  in  the  hall  ! ” 


T/ie  Dodocelot 


T/ie  Peacockroach 


Observe  the  Peacockroach  ! who  may  not  be  vain, 
Though  in  dancing,  she  always  keeps  watch  of  her  train. 
She  turns,  on  the  sly,  an  innocent  eye. 

Spreads  the  feathers  out  smooth,  and  goes  at  it  again. 


'F/ie  Condor tnouse 


The  Condormouse,  who  dlls  up  his  larder  by  force, 
Resides, in  the  Andes,  and  dines  upon  horse. 

When  asked,  Is  it  wild  ? ” he  replies,  with  a mild 
And  eloquent  look  at  the  platter:  “ Of  course!  ” 


T/ie  Condormouse 


The  Pelicantelope 

This  brisk  Pelicantelope,  making  her  nest, 

H as  removed  all  the  feathers  she  can  from  her  breast. 
To  cradle  her  young,  as  the  poets  have  sung. 

But  still,  as  you  see,  she  is  very  well  dressed. 


The  Pelicantelope 


The  Squirrelk 

A Squirrelk  in  the  branches ! what  sunnier  sight 
Could  be  seen  in  the  dusk  of  a tropical  night 
Than  ninety-odd  stone,  all  told,  blood  and  bone. 
Lightly  leaping  and  skipping  in  fairy-like  flight! 


T/ie  Squirrelk 


The  Tigermine 

The  Tigermine,  a creature  of  lofty  degree, 
Lives  quite  at  the  top  of  his  family  tree. 
Imagine  his  plight,  on  a dark  winter’s  night. 

As  he  jabs  at  the  knot-hole  with  key  after  key. 


The  Tiger  mine 


The  Chimpanzebra 


This  poor  Chimpanzebra  is  trying  to  think 
How  to  lengthen  his  stripes  without  pencil  or  ink. 
“For,”  says  he,  “if  I dye,  they  will  never  know  w 
A part  of  me’s  Missing,  or  which  is  the  Link.” 


The  Chimpanzebra 


The  Gof'illama 

The  great  Gorillama  is  not  asked  in  vain 
To  favor  the  ladies  by  singing  a strain. 

He  is  glad  to  display,  by  night  or  by  day, 

H is  proud  decorations  from  Paris  and  Spain. 


The  Gorillama 


The  V iperch 

If  you  once  met  the  Viperch,  you  never  could 
To  gu  ess  he’d  some  sort  of  a grief  to  bewail. 

A good  little  fish,  sometimes  he  does  wish 
He  knew  what  to  do  with  that  brute  of  a tail. 


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